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Thousands Rally In Burkina, Mali And Niger To Cheer ECOWAS Exit

People waved flags from Russia, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali at a rally to fete the withdrawal of the three Sahelian nations from the Economic Community of West African States (Credit: AFP)

Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States regional bloc, due to take effect Wednesday.

The departure of these three founding members from the bloc has fractured the region and is leaving the ECOWAS grouping with an uncertain future.

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